Today's Flag StatusAcross the USA and its Territories, the US Flag flies at HALF-STAFF to honor the life and service of our 41st US President, George H. W. Bush, and will remain so until sunset on December 30th.

​On Dec. 19, 1732, one of our Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin, first published his Poor Richard's Almanac. This book reflected Franklin's personality and his desire to show-off his wit and humor. The book, which was printed yearly from 1732 to 1758, eventually sold up to 10,000 copies a year, contained a calendar, weather predictions, humor, poems, sayings, astrological information, and even an occasional math problem to solve.

Here are a few Poor Richard's Almanack (they spelled with old English back then) sayings to will make you think and perhaps laugh:“Love your Enemies, for they tell you your Faults.”

“Speak little, do much.”“If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth writing.”

“Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.”

Today's Slice of Americana - Sports... a MLB legend is born ...

​OTD, Dec. 18 in 1886, Ty Cobb was born in Georgia. Ty, who threw right and batted left, played 22 seasons of Major League Baseball, mostly with the Detroit Tigers. During his career, he set 90 MLB records, several of which he still holds today - including:*Highest Career Batting Average = .366*Most Career Batting Titles = 11​Ty Cobb, nicknamed "The Georgia Peach," was also know to be a charitable man. His early investments in Coca-Cola and General Motors helped establish a hospital and an educational foundation that has a large scholarship fund for Georgia residents.

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